![]() “We’ve had enough of empty promises," Arias said from Robert F. The union's goal has been to raise the average annual wage of members to $36,000. ![]() Max Arias, executive director of Local 99, said the decision to walk off the job was the "workers' last resort" after almost a year of bargaining for better wages. The walkout, which is planned for three days only, is technically a protest over alleged unfair labor practices by the school district. Alberto Carvalho pleaded with employees to come back to the bargaining table Tuesday.īut the resolve among frustrated union members and their leaders - and the terms of the district's latest offer - could not overcome the momentum to strike. Last ditch-efforts to avert the walkout failed late Monday, setting the stage for the strike. Bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants, cafeteria workers - all members of Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union - have been negotiating with the district, demanding a 30% salary increase, plus $2 more per hour for the lowest paid employees. The strike culminated a months-long build-up of labor tensions in the nation's second largest school district. The start of a massive three-day strike led by the lowest paid public school workers and supported by teachers shut down Los Angeles campuses Tuesday amid a fierce morning storm, sent parents scrambling for child care and meals and brought thousands of picketers to campuses and a boisterous afternoon rally downtown.
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